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moonaslan's review against another edition
3.0
Un roman prévisible, avec des personnages et un monde que j'ai l'impression de voir revenir souvent dans les YA de science fictions. Je trouve que le prénom "Cinder" ne va pas trop avce l'image que je me fais de l'héroïne.
Ça reste une lecture que j'ai apprécié, les pages se tournaient rapidement. Je lirais sans aucun doute la suite !
Ça reste une lecture que j'ai apprécié, les pages se tournaient rapidement. Je lirais sans aucun doute la suite !
larryluewho's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
miregui19's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
questingllama's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Love a good fairytale retelling. This one was a cool futuristic twist on Cinderella. Can't wait to read the rest in the series that looks to tie in other fairytales. Reads YA.
bookofthronesx's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
kippins's review
DNF @ 50% :*(
Oh I don't know what happened here but this just wasn't working for me.
I wasn't really connecting with the characters or the story
Also it was very detail heavy at times which had my eyes glazing over & skimming.
Maybe I'm not in a YA Dyso state of mind right now.
Oh Well.....NEXT!!
Oh I don't know what happened here but this just wasn't working for me.
I wasn't really connecting with the characters or the story
Spoiler
It didn't help that I guessed very early on who & what Cinder was so then later on in the story the "big reveal" just didn't excite meAlso it was very detail heavy at times which had my eyes glazing over & skimming.
Maybe I'm not in a YA Dyso state of mind right now.
Oh Well.....NEXT!!
burningupasun's review against another edition
4.0
Setting/World Building: 4/5
Main Character: 5/5
Other Characters: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Triggering/Issues: 5/5 (None)
AVERAGED TOTAL: 4.5 out of 5, rounded to 4.
Don't let the lack of a fifth star fool you, this was a REALLY good book. I knocked it down one star, mostly because many of the main plot elements were incredibly predictable; I figured out pretty much all the twists within the first 10-15% of the book or so. But that far from ruins Cinder, to be honest. First of all, the world is incredibly inventive. A retelling of Cinderella set in futuristic China, featuring a cyborg female lead and an evil Queen from the moon? Sign me up, please!
Cinder is amazing, she manages to come off as a teenager without being irritatingly so; i.e., her teenaged desires are nicely balanced within the plot and much more important things. Her "evil step-mother" is suitably evil, perhaps a bit too evil, but it works within the plot, and I enjoyed having at least of the step-sisters be nice. The love interest, Kai, is delightfully not annoying as well, and I look forward to seeing more of him in depth... even if I was a bit disappointed in his choices towards the end, haha. I do think some of the world-building could be fleshed out a bit more, it seems to be a bit basic but for now it works.
The best qualities of this book are in it's inventiveness and it's writing, both brilliant, which sweep you up into the story and make you not really care that the reveals are telegraphed far in advance. If the second book is just as good, I'll still love it, even more so if the author gets better at not telegraphing the surprises! So so glad I picked this up!
Main Character: 5/5
Other Characters: 5/5
Plot: 4/5
Writing: 4/5
Triggering/Issues: 5/5 (None)
AVERAGED TOTAL: 4.5 out of 5, rounded to 4.
Don't let the lack of a fifth star fool you, this was a REALLY good book. I knocked it down one star, mostly because many of the main plot elements were incredibly predictable; I figured out pretty much all the twists within the first 10-15% of the book or so. But that far from ruins Cinder, to be honest. First of all, the world is incredibly inventive. A retelling of Cinderella set in futuristic China, featuring a cyborg female lead and an evil Queen from the moon? Sign me up, please!
Cinder is amazing, she manages to come off as a teenager without being irritatingly so; i.e., her teenaged desires are nicely balanced within the plot and much more important things. Her "evil step-mother" is suitably evil, perhaps a bit too evil, but it works within the plot, and I enjoyed having at least of the step-sisters be nice. The love interest, Kai, is delightfully not annoying as well, and I look forward to seeing more of him in depth... even if I was a bit disappointed in his choices towards the end, haha. I do think some of the world-building could be fleshed out a bit more, it seems to be a bit basic but for now it works.
The best qualities of this book are in it's inventiveness and it's writing, both brilliant, which sweep you up into the story and make you not really care that the reveals are telegraphed far in advance. If the second book is just as good, I'll still love it, even more so if the author gets better at not telegraphing the surprises! So so glad I picked this up!
bunnygalhal's review against another edition
4.0
I was super bored rereading this but I remember adoring it as a preteen so I’m giving it 4 stars because I think it’s a great book for the intended age group
abex's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75